The league table is allowed to rest as Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Al Jazira battle for Arabian Gulf Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai form and stats
Shabab participated in Arabian Gulf Cup the last season, where they reached the final.Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have performed here at Al-Rashid Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Uae League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Majed Naser Humaid Bakhit Maqdemi not having conceded a league goal in 260 minutes.
The home supporters witnessed a 2-2 draw vs Al Jazira in the Arabian Gulf Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Ahead of that match, a home victory hosting Al Wahda in the Presidents Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai has won 5 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
The Shabab fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have conceded only 5 goals.
Al Jazira form and stats
They also participated in Arabian Gulf Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd place final.Playing away, Al Jazira have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Uae League this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in their previous outing. The Arabian Gulf Cup fixture ended 2-2.
Earlier, the Presidents Cup victory away at Dibba Al Hisn. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Jazira playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Al Jazira win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Jazira have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai and Al Jazira have faced off already this season: Shabab Al Ahli Dubai - Al Jazira 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Shabab Al Ahli Dubai wins - draws - Al Jazira wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Al Hajeri 9 goals |   I. da Cruz 3 goals |  O. Khribin 3 goals |
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai missing players
Al Jazira missing players
| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | Al Jazira | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Conceded | C | 23 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Wahda | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Wasl | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Al Sharjah | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Al Ain | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | Al Jazira | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Ajman | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad Kalba | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Bataeh | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -11 | 12 |
| 10 | Bani Yas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Al Khaleej | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Al Nasr | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| 13 | Al Dhafra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 26 | -22 | 4 |
| 14 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -17 | 1 |
